It’s only February 1 and Adele’s month is already off to a very dramatic start. Following the unceremonious postponement of her Las Vegas residency, the singer has now canceled a scheduled performance at the BRIT Awards, and rumor has it her relationship with her boyfriend might be on the rocks.
Adele previously announced she would perform her latest hit “Easy on Me” at the BRIT Awards on February 8. Now, The Sun reports that won’t be happening anymore and her decision to pull out barely a week in advance has sent organizers into a panic as they beg her to reconsider.
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“Adele was confirmed to perform on the night, but has now pulled out–which has been a massive blow for the organizers,” a source told the newspaper. “They are talking to her team to see if she can appear by videolink. It’s a massive headache but they want her involved in any way she will agree.”
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The Sun adds that Adele canceled the BRIT Awards, at least in part, to avoid backlash from fans.
“It seems there were concerns of another backlash if she’d performed on the Brits so soon after calling off her Vegas shows last-minute,” a source said. “That decision has understandably caused a great deal of disappointment and, in the wake of that, Adele and her team decided to call off her Brits performance.”
Because when it rains, it pours, Page Six adds that Adele’s “volatile” love life may have contributed to her recent career troubles.
After posting a teary-eyed video to Instagram announcing the postponement of her Vegas show just one day before its scheduled opening on January 21, Adele has reportedly been holed up at her boyfriend Rich Paul’s house in Los Angeles. But a source close to the singer reveals there has been trouble in paradise.
“She and Rich had been fighting, and their relationship was volatile before she canceled her dates,” the source alleges. “Adele is very emotional and dramatic. He’s an NBA guy who has to go on the road — they are very different — and they hit a rough patch.”
“There’s chatter about why Rich wasn’t in Las Vegas to support Adele — even the day before the show would have launched,” a second source adds. “Was he even going to be there for the debut? It’s another red flag pointing to relationship conflict as a factor in the cancellation. At first, we took her emotional calls [to Paul] to be about concerns with the show, but many of the conversations were actually fights.”
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These latest reports of the singer’s strained relationship would seem to gel with earlier reports that she made numerous emotional phone calls to Rich during her show’s rehearsal period. Witnesses described her as “loudly shouting and sobbing.”
It sounds like Adele is having a very tough time! We hate to see her struggling, but given her ability to soldier on and spin heartache into gold, we know she’s going to get through this and come out stronger. And we’ll probably get another great album out of it, too.
bachy
I really think some of these artists are not meant for massive, worldwide conquest. They may be great singers but that doesn’t mean they are suited to fronting stadium concerts, a huge staff, an enormous payroll and international fame. Is it no longer OK to be a popular singer in your country… or even hometown? Or is everyone required to take up the “I conquer the world” mantle?
Of course, it would mean being OK with “less money.” But apparently that’s no longer considered an option in our capitalist society.
Ginger Tom
Good point. Leave that to the Rolling Stones.
mastik8
This will read better in the future than it was lived here in the present.
Mister P
I like Adele but that singing voice grates my ears.
scotshot
It’s bitches day on Queerty.
Next time bring a better game.
JTinToronto
I like Adele. I like her voice and personality. Unfortunately her songs are REALLY weak and most of them lack good melodies. Good singer doing really bland disposable nothing songs.
barryaksarben
I love her songs and the fact she writes them as opposed to singers with mediocre voices singing songs someone wrote for them like Madonna and hers are much better than Taylor Swifts
justwannaleaveonecomment
Agree with this about Adele and I’m gonna add Christina Aguilera to that too. Great voice that’s seldom paired with a great song.
thisisnotreal
“Adele is very emotional and dramatic. He’s an NBA guy who has to go on the road — they are very different“….tell me your a misogynist without telling me your a misogynist. So Adele gets described as dramatic and emotional (spoiler alert humans by nature are emotional beings) and he gets described as a hardworking nba guy? Clearly the person who said that has a bias against Adele, if your gonna try and report “facts” then stick to the facts and don’t bring your personal bias into the reporting. This article just reads as someone who doesn’t like Adele, wanting to trash her. And for the record I’m not a Stan of hers I don’t listen to her music and don’t have an opinion on her so I don’t care either way.
Inspector 57
Yeah. There are no “facts” in this piece. Look at where the content came from: “a source,” “a source,” “a source,” “a second source,” and “witnesses.” “Second source” is quoted as saying, “At first, we took her emotional calls [to Paul] to be about concerns with the show, but many of the conversations were actually fights.” Riiiighhhht. Typical Sun and Queerty “credibility.”
IanHunter
Adele is not the type that can tour and be on the world stage. I think that she is not comfortable in a crowd. If she did her albums and an occasional TV special, I would be happy with that. I just love her music and her personality. I wish her well.
Flamingo Falls
Living in Las Vegas — and having friends in the entertainment business — I’ve heard a fair amount of gossip and rumors about her show. But one thing seems certain: She simply wasn’t mentally prepared to put on her show. So postponing — or more likely, canceling — her show wasn’t really all that different from Simone Biles’ decision not to perform in the Olympics. I don’t condone Adele’s blaming her decision on Covid; it simply wasn’t true. But I can appreciate the level of stress and pressure was on her to perform an over-the-top, Vegas-style show, and that she just wasn’t up to it. It’s too bad she ever agreed to it in the first place.
humble charlie
This seems right. But she is probably also, as some of my other friends in Hollywood are, starting to believe her photoshop.
Fahd
She must be a strong person in certain ways – look at her weight loss; not easy. She wouldn’t be the first artist with “stage fright” who gets overwhelmed by the prospect of performing live. Add boyfriend trouble, and …. I like her, and I hope it works out for her and the fans who have paid to see her performances.
Jim
25 was one of the best albums I’ve ever owned (I’m 68 so that is a lot of albums, genres, artists.)
30 was mediocre and I’m being kind!
humble charlie
Her voice is beginning to remind me of an enormous swath of cream cheese.
CaseyBlackCAUSA
Huh… Adele posted this message on her Insta about two hours ago:
adele
Verified
Hiya, so I’m really happy to say that I am performing at the Brits next week!! Anddddd I’ll also be popping in to see Graham for a chat on the couch while I’m in town too! I’m looking forward to it! Oh, and Rich sends his love ??
2h
Haters gonna hate.
bsg1967
Girl needs to hit the chippy or KFC for a good feed to chill out
CNY1983
i still think her claws are scary. what happens if she pokes herself in the eye while shes wearing them?
Ginger Tom
Yeah, why do women wear those weird claws? What are they trying to tell us because they sure are ugly?
humble charlie
CNY1983 Concerning her claws, I think she’s morphing into an anteater.
jackscott
This is why folks should keep their personal lives out of the headlines. Focus on your job in front of the camera. Keep the personal stuff just for the two involved. However, Adel does seem a bit of a pain… talented, but not easy to work with based on her interviews and some of her performances.
JoshGL
If things get any worse, Susan Boyle will be brought in to stage an intervention.
nbrowntr
She’s in the big league now and is struggling. The fame and success has come fast for her. The public are thickle, so no performer regardless of their level of fame should take their audience for granted.
Jerry
This isn’t heading down a road similar to Whitney, is it?
Cam
Bright side, breakups always seem to result in great songs from her.
Troyfight
? Cam…the best comment.
whateverokok
Yes. Yes. She writes her best stuff when she is in pain. So does Tori Amos. But look at what kind of emotional hell they have to go through to have good music. AND YOU WANT THAT FOR HER???? We already knew what kind of person you are. This just more or less confirms it.
Ginger Tom
All this turmoil will provide her with material for her next album 33 1/3 so whichever way you look at it there are always $$$ coming her way.
humble charlie
Derailed by dick. It won’t be the first or last time it happens.